Cushion



C. L. HAYES Jlfi 11, 1933.

CUSHION Filed NOV. 14 1930 INVENTOR Chg rles L. Hayes ATTORNEY Patented July 11, 1933 U T D-sures i BELLA CHARLES L'HAYES, or .BnooKLYn, new YORK, ssrenon 'ro BELLA nun ooiurnnr, or BROOKLYN, NEW Yomgn rnn'rnnnsnrr ooiviresnn on PAULA BELLA-nun en'onen CUSHION Applieation'filed November 14, 192 30. I Serial No. 4958M; I i

This invention relates to cushions, more particularly those removable and/ or reversible cushions for use in connection with'upholstcred furniture, and has for its object to provide a cushion of novel internal construc tion characterized by its great resilience and shape-keeping quality.

Another objectis to provide a cushion of simple and inexpensive.construction which uponrelease will tend to spring back into shape with pneumatic efliect and resilience greater than would bepossible were the stuffing material alone relied upon.

A still further ob]ect is to provide aicushion so constructed that, even though filled with inferior stuiling material, it will compare 7 favorably in resilience and shape-keeping quality with other cushions stuifed with higher grade filling material. a r V VVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, construct1on and operation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacriicing any of the advantages thereof.

Inthe drawing: p Figure l-is a perspective view of a cushion embodying my invention, having the foremost side broken away to show the internal construction thereof wlth the filling materlal omitted; and,

the internal partitions shown in Fig. 1.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as shown in the drawing, the cushion consists of the usual casing 1 fashioned of suitable material, having a top piece 2, bottom piece 3, and sides 4. The sides 4 are made of a single strip of material joined by sewing together its ends, as at 5, and which is. sewn to thetop 2 as at 6 and to the bottom 3 as at 7, along its upper and lower edges re.- spectively to form the four sides 4: of the cushion casing.

Partitions 8 of double thickness are sewn along their top and bottom longitudinal edgesfas at and 10 respectively, to the top I 2 andbot-tom 3 inside the casing l, said par titions being disposed so ,as to divide the cas ing into threesub'stanti'ally equal compart'- ments. V j i The partitions' 8 are. fashioned ofa strong. closely woven-stifi' fabric,- suchas a stiff t'icli ing, and the manner of their attachmentv to the top as at 11 and bottom asfat 12 of: the casing prop-er will be clear from the detail view, Fig. 2, from which it'will also be clear 4 that, owing to thejexpa'nsive tendency of the stuffing, one wall 8 of the double partition 8 is normally taut, while the otherwall 8 is fluted to form corrugations therein, the 7 two walls being sewn togetherlongitudinally of each corrugatlon by parallel rows of stich- 1ng13' to make said corrugatlons'permanent.

- The ends of the corrugations,are leftopen and'the partitions" 8 are detached and actual .ly slightly, spaced. from .the sides loflthe casing; The material .of which the corru-' gated wall 8? of the, partition is fashioned may be any of'a widevarietyof fabrics wellknown and in use by those skilled. in the art, "but should be mu'ch-stiifer and springier than that used for the -t-a-ut wall 8 .or manner such stiffness that the corrugations will main- ;taln tllell' sh pe aga nst 7 the expansive: pres-- sure of thelstufiing material with whichthe casing is filled, the preferable degree of stiffnessbeingdependent upon the size of cushion and the purposefor which it is intended to-be used, as will be obvious tothose skilled 7, v rin the'upholstery artF Fig. 2 is a detail in cross-section-of oneof The three compartments of the casin formed y the said partitions a being fineEi with usual' stuffing materiahl lfsuch as also of course keep place 1n the casmg.

Although the drawing and the above spe-d cification disclose the best mode in which I have contemplated embodying my invenf tion, I desire to be in no Way limited to the details of such disclosure, for in the further practical application of my invention, many changes in the construction and in the details may be made as circumstances may require or experience suggest Without departing from the spirit of the invention Within the scope of the appended claims. What I claim is: v V 1. Av cushion of the character described, comprising a casing, a partition wall Within the casing, down feathers in the casing, and cellular means directly connected to said partition Wall and acting ivith said down feathers to improve the shape-keeping quality of the cushion; 2 2. A cushionof the character describe-d,

comprising a'casing, partition Walls attached to the bottom and top of the casing, longitudinally corrugated partition walls attached to the bottom and top of said casing and to said first mentionedvvalls for improving the shape-keeping quality of the cushion, and

. feathers in the casing.

3. A cushion of the character described, comprising a casing, feathers in the casing,

partition walls attached to the bottom and top of the casing, and longitudinally corrugated partion walls attached to the bottom and top of'said casing and to said first mentioned walls by parallel lines of stitching for improving the shape-keeping quality of the cushion. f

. 4. Acushion of'the character described,

fabric, down in the casing, partitionwalls "of relatively stiff fabric attachedxto the bottom and top of the casing, and longitudinally 1 corrugated partition "Wall's attached to the bottom and'to'p of said casing and to said first-mentioned walls for improving the shape-keeping quality of the'cushion.

5. A cushion of the. character described,

comprising a. casing of relatively pliable fabric, feathers in the casing, partition Walls of relatively stifi fabric attached to the bottom and top of the casing, and longitudinalf 'ly corrugated partition Walls of fabric'relatively stiffer than that of the first-'inentioned partitionwalls attached to the bottom and top of said casing and to said'first-mentioned walls for improving the shape-keeping q'uali- I V ty of the cushion.

6. A cushion of the character" described, comprising a fabric casing, down feathers within the casing, double fabric partitions compartments, one wall of each double partitionbeing normally taut and the other corrugated and sewn to the taut Wall longitudinally between each of its corrugations, and feathers insaid compartments. 1

8. A cushion of the character described, comprising a casing, down in the casing, a

plurality of double partitions Within the casing dividing the latter into substantially equal compartments, each'double partition comprising a taut Wall and a corrugated Wall, the corrugations of one double partition being disposed so-as to face the corrugations of the adjacent double partition;

9. A cushion of the character described, comprising a casing, feathers in the casing, and double partitions therein each arranged so as to form a vertically disposed series of longitudinal air-cells for improving the shape-keeping quality of the cushion.

10. A cushion of the character described,

comprising a casing of relatively pliable fabric, feathers in'the casing, normally taut 113' partition alls of relatively stifi fabric attached to the bottom and top of the casing and dividing the latter intosubstantially equal compartments, I longitudinally corrugated partition alls of fabric relatively stiffer than said first-mentioned partition alls attached to the bottom and top of said casing and atta'ched along the valleys ofthe corrugations tosaid first-mentioned Walls by equally-spaced parallel lines of stitching,

the taut and the corrugated partition Walls forming a vertical series of longitudinal pockets of D-shaped-Icross-section, so disposed that upon release of a load from ,a

portion of the cushion they cooperate with =the featherstufiing to restore the cushion to its original shape, 7

In'testimony whereof I have signed my name 'to this specification.

CHARLES L; HAYES; 

